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Photos by Dean Glace
These were taken by a ST-2000XCM on a TMB/APM 152/1200mm refractor scope and a LX200-12" scope.
 

 M104   Sombero Galaxy
 

 M13    Globular Cluster
 

 M20    Trifid Nebula
 

 M27    Dumbbell Nebula
  
M51    Whirlpool Galaxy
 

M81    Spiral Galaxy
 

M82   Cigar Galaxy
 

57    Ring Nebula
 

Saturn
  
 
Horsehead Nebula IC434
This image was taken with a Planewave CDK17 and SBIG STL-11000M CCD Camera. The filters were LRGB at 200 seconds each guided with a Orion Starshoot Autoguider. Processed in MaximDL and Photoshop.
 
Here is an image of NGC104 that I took from a 16" RCOS in Chile.  10- 80 sec Blue, Red, and Green images combined. An image from the Southern Hemisphere.
 
                               Veil Nebula (NGC6090)
Scope: Planewave CDK17
Mount: MI500
Camera: STL-11000M with LRBG filters
Guider: Internal Guide Chip
Exposures: 3 -  200 sec L, 3 - 200 sec R, 3- 200 sec G, 3 - 200 sec B
Combined in MaximDL and Photoshop CS2
 
M5
 
M 71
 
M 92
 
Here is an image of M42, Orion Nebula that I took in December 2009 with the TMB 152 and QSI 532wsg camera. I only took LRGB for about 60 seconds each unguided.

 
M 16
 
M 17
 
M 62
 
M55 Globular Cluster
 
NGC253 Sculpture Galaxy
Scope: RCOS 16"
Imager: Apogee
Image: LRGB 20X80sec L, 10X80sec R,G,B
Combine and Processed: MaximDL and Photoshop CS2
 
NGC 7293..The Helix Nebula
Scope: 16" RCOS
Camera: Apogee
Image: 20x60sec Lum, 10X60sec R,G,B  unguided
Combined in MaximDL and processed in Photoshop CS2